Which record label released Parliament's 1975 album "Mothership Connection"?

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Parliament’s 1975 album “Mothership Connection” was released by Casablanca Records.

Issued on December 15, 1975, the album was Parliament’s fourth studio album and a major turning point for George Clinton’s expanding P-Funk universe. Casablanca had signed Parliament earlier in the decade, and the label helped give the group a platform for its ambitious funk, science-fiction imagery, and elaborate stage shows.

The album’s outer-space concept connected Black musical history with futuristic fantasy. It also introduced horn players Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley, formerly of James Brown’s J.B.’s. Songs such as “P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)” and “Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)” became signature recordings.

A common mix-up is confusing Casablanca with Chocolate City, another label associated with Parliament-related releases. Chocolate City was a Casablanca subsidiary, while “Mothership Connection” itself was released on Casablanca. The album became Parliament’s first gold and platinum record and entered the Library of Congress National Recording Registry in 2011.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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